Das SCC (Sicherheits Certifikat Contraktoren) ist ein Verfahren, das Managementsysteme zur Arbeitssicherheit unter Berücksichtigung von relevanten (Arbeits-)Sicherheits-, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutzaspekten (SGU) zertifiziert. Es behandelt sowohl den eigentlichen Zertifizierungsprozess als auch die Anforderungen, die an alle daran Beteiligten gestellt werden.
In der deutschen Industrie werden Kontraktoren für technische Dienstleistungen eingesetzt. Die Kontraktoren sind Unternehmer, die auf Grund eines Dienst- oder Werkvertrages für ihren Auftraggeber bestimmte technische Dienst- oder Werkleistungen erbringen. Durch ihr Firmenmanagement und durch das Verhalten ihrer Mitarbeiter wirken die Kontraktoren wesentlich auf den Sicherheits-, Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz-(SGU)-Standard ihrer Auftraggeber und damit auch auf deren Qualitätsstandards ein. Aus diesem Grunde prüfen die Unternehmen der Industrie die SGU-Management-Systeme der Kontraktoren.

Ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des SCC sind die Forderungen, die an die Ausbildung von Mitarbeitern und Führungskräften der Kontraktorenfirmen gestellt werden. Um einen einheitlichen Ausbildungsstandard zu gewährleisten, wurden Ausbildungsinhalte, Ausbildungszeiten und Prüfkriterien verbindlich festgelegt.

Bei Einsatz der Mitarbeiter im Inland ist diese Forderung bei Einhaltung des Dok. 016 erfüllt, d. h. Schulung und Prüfung kann unternehmensintern durchgeführt werden, wenn mit der Durchführung eine Person beauftragt wird, die die Qualifikation zur Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit nachweisen kann.
Die Ausbildung der Führungskräfte kann unternehmensintern, durch externe Schulungsorganisationen oder im Selbststudium vorgenommen werden. Die Prüfung hingegen darf nur durch eine von DAkkS-akkreditierten Personalzertifizierungsstellen (Scope Operativ tätiges Personal im SGU-Bereich) abgenommen werden (Dok. 017).

Die DGMK Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V. fungiert im Bereich SCC als "Normensetzer". Die DGMK ist ein gemeinnütziger Verein mit Sitz in Hamburg.

Die DAkkS - Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH ist seit 01.01.2010 in Deutschland die nationale Akkreditierungsstelle gemäß EU-Verordnung 765/2008. Die DAkkS ist u.a. in die Rechtsnachfolge der TGA - Trägergemeinschaft für Akkreditierung – German Association for Accreditation GmbH getreten. Der DAkkS obliegt die Akkreditierung von Zertifizierungsstellen für das SCC-Zertifizierungsprogramm.

• Das SCC ist so aufgebaut, dass es von allen Industriezweigen ohne Probleme übernommen werden kann

• Es handelt sich um ein System, welches die Möglichkeit eröffnet, das SGU-Verhalten der in der Großindustrie beschäftigten Kontraktunternehmen positiv zu beeinflussen.

• Verständigungsschwierigkeiten zwischen den Vertragspartnern werden durch vergleichbare Managementsysteme vermieden.

• Der bereits jetzt sehr hohe SGU-Standard der Mineralölindustrie sowie anderer Industriezweige kann weiter angehoben werden.

• Die Kosten beider Vertragspartner können gesenkt werden, da die Zeiten störungsfreien Betriebs steigen und aufwendige Auditierungen diverser Auftraggeber entfallen.

• Das SCC kann gemeinsam mit anderen Zertifikaten (z. B. DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 oder DIN EN ISO 14001:2006) erworben werden.

• Die Ausfallzeiten von Maschinen und Anlagen werden reduziert.

• Die Praxis zeigt, dass die Steigerung des Sicherheitsbewußtseins der Mitarbeiter die Unfallhäufigkeit reduziert und somit die finanzielle Belastung der Betriebe senkt.

• Die Rechtssicherheit wird deutlich gesteigert.

• Mit dem Erwerb des SCC werden Wettbewerbsvorteile erreicht.

The disposal of dangerous waste materials proves to be

• easier

• less costly

• more flexible in terms of time (no waiting times)

For the supervision of waste disposal for dangerous waste materials (up to 31 January 2007 termed as waste materials with a particular supervision requirement) a certificate of disposal must be issued, for the advance monitoring of reliability of the waste disposal. A specialised waste management company is deemed to be particularly reliable and qualified; it obtains a privilege upon presentation of the certificate to the relevant public authority. Specialised waste management companies can omit the proof of waste disposal with the public-authority confirmation, replacing this with a Declaration of Proof in a notification procedure.

The company is particularly reliable and qualified

The certificate provides you with a rapid overview of the approved and certified types of waste material and the activities. You can see what the specialised waste management company can do and may do  -> this simplifies the process by which you comply with your duty of care!

Improvement due to optimisation of procedures and reduction of risk

• Ensuring appropriate procedures in the handling of the waste materials, by means of training of the staff (specialist competence and qualification)

• Enhancing transparency of the individual procedures (company log-book of activities)

• Reduction of risks (fault on the part of the organization)

Enhancing quality and raising the level of customer-friendliness

• Absolute traceability of the waste materials via the company log-book of activities or respectively the register of hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials

• The annual audit by the expert acts as a pre-emptive measure against a certain “lack of objectivity"

• Competent information and advice to customers

Simplification of handling directly via legislation (Article 51, Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act (“Krw-/AbfG”) and Article 7, Ordinance on Proof).

Omission of Transport Approval
The specialised waste management company does not require a transport approval for the waste code numbers issued in the certificate within the framework of the “Collecting and Transporting“ activities.

Privileged Procedure for Verification Management
For the supervision of waste disposal for hazardous waste materials (up to 31 January 2007 termed as waste materials with a particular supervision requirement) a certificate of disposal must be issued, for the advance monitoring of reliability of the waste disposal. A specialised waste management company is deemed to be particularly reliable and qualified: it obtains a privilege upon presentation of the certificate to the relevant public authority, i.e. it can omit the proof of waste disposal with the public-authority confirmation, replacing this with a Declaration of Proof in a notification procedure; this is the case in so far as the party disposing of the waste is certified as a specialised waste management company, for the waste disposal facility which it operates and the treatment to be carried out there, for the recovery in terms of the material or of energy, and for the storage or disposal. This also means a saving on fees to the public authorities.

Further Advantages

Improvement due to optimisation of procedures and reduction of risk

• Ensuring appropriate procedures in the handling of the waste materials, by means of training of the staff (specialist competence and qualification)

• Enhancing transparency of the individual procedures (company log-book of activities)

• Reduction of risks (fault on the part of the organisation)
  
  

Enhancing quality and raising the level of customer-friendliness

• Absolute traceability of the waste materials via the company log-book of activities or respectively the register of hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials

• The annual audit by the authorised expert acts as a pre-emptive measure against a certain “lack of objectivity"

• Competent information and advice to customers

Improvement of Competitiveness   

• Through the ban on use, the certified companies are particularly protected and thereby enjoy competitive advantages

• Awarders of public contracts present qualification requirements to the applicants in competitive tenders for publicly-funded orders. In the closed substance cycle this regularly includes the use of a specialised waste management company.

Within the meaning of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (“ElektroG”), WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) is

1. Devices requiring electrical currents or electromagnetic fields in order to operate in accordance with regulations.

2. Devices for the production, transmission and measurement of such currents and fields, arranged so as to operate at a maximum of 1,000 Volt alternating voltage or 1,500 Volt direct voltage.

WEEE within the meaning of this Act is electrical and electronic devices constituting waste within the meaning of Article 3 Paragraph 1 of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act (“Krw-/AbfG”), including all components, sub-assemblies and consumables which are part of the WEEE at the point in time at which it is deemed to be waste.

The type of equipment within the meaning of the Act characterises units of equipment within a category which demonstrate comparable characteristics with regard either to the way they are used or to their function.

The following distinctions are made in terms of equipment categories, according to Schedule I of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (“ElektroG”):

1. Large Household Appliances
Large cooling appliances
Refrigerators
Freezers
Other large appliances for refrigeration, conservation and storage of food
Washing machines
Clothes dryers
Dish washing machines
Cooking appliances
Electric stoves
Electric hotplates
Microwaves
Other large appliances used for cooking and other processing of food
Electric heating appliances
Electric attemperators
Other large appliances for heating rooms, beds and seating furniture
Electric fans
Air conditioning appliances
Other fanning, exhaust ventilation and air conditioning equipment

2. Small Household Appliances
Vacuum cleaners
Carpet cleaners
Other appliances for cleaning
Appliances for sewing, knitting, weaving or other processing for textiles
Irons and other appliances for ironing, mangling or other care of clothes
Toaster
Fryers
Grinders, coffee machines and equipment for opening or sealing containers or packages
Electric knives
Appliances for hair-cutting, hair-drying, tooth-brushing, shaving, massage and other body care appliances
Clocks, watches and other instruments for the purposes of measuring, indicating and registering time
Scales

3. IT and Telecommunications Equipment
Centralised data processing:
Mainframes
Mini-computers
Printer units
Personal computing:
Personal computers (CPU, mouse, screen and keyboard included)
Laptops (CPU, mouse, screen and keyboard included)
Notebook computers
Notepad computers
Printers
Copying equipment
Electrical and electronic typewriters
Pocket and desk calculators
Other products and equipment for the collection, storage, processing, presentation or communication of information by electronic means
User terminals and systems
Fax machines
Telex
Telephones
Pay telephones
Cordless telephones
Cellular telephones
Answering systems
Other products or equipment for transmitting sounds, images or other information by telecommunication

4. Consumer equipment
Radio sets
Television sets
Video cameras
Video recorders
Hi-fi recorders
Audio amplifiers
Musical instruments
Other products or equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image than by telecommunications

5. Lighting equipment
Luminaries for fluorescent lamps excluding luminaries in households
Straight fluorescent lamps
Compact fluorescent lamps
Gas discharge lamps, including high-pressure sodium vapour lamps and metal vapour lamps
Low-pressure sodium vapour lamps
Other lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling light with the exception of filament bulbs and luminaries in households

6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools)
Drills
Saws
Sewing machines
Equipment for turning, milling, sanding, reducing in size,
sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making holes,
punching, folding, bending or similar processing
of wood, metal and other materials
Tools for riveting, nailing or fixing or removing rivets, nails, or similar use
Tools for welding, soldering or similar use
Equipment for spraying, spreading, dispersing or other treatment of liquid or gaseous substances by other means
Tools for mowing or other gardening activities

7. Toys, Sport and Leisure Equipment
Electric trains or car racing sets
Video game consoles
Video games
Computers for biking, diving, running, rowing, etc.
Sports equipment with electronic or electronic components
Coin slot machines

8. Medical products (with the exception of implanted and infectious products)
Radiotherapy equipment
Cardiology equipment
Dialysis equipment
Pulmonary ventilators
Nuclear medicine equipment
Laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnosis
Analysers
Freezers
Fertilisation tests
Other appliances for detecting, preventing, monitoring, treating or alleviating illness, injury or disability

9. Monitoring and Control Instruments
Smoke detectors
Heating regulators
Thermostats
Measuring, weighing or adjusting appliances for household use or as laboratory equipment
Other monitoring and control instruments for industrial installations (e.g. in control panels)

10. Automatic Dispensers
Automatic dispensers for hot drinks
Automatic dispensers for hot or cold bottles or cans
Automatic dispensers for solid products
Automatic dispensers for money
All appliances which deliver automatically all kind of products

The public waste disposal authorities make available the WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) to be collected from the manufacturers, in the following groups (in receptacles and free of charge):
 

The public waste disposal authorities report the receptacles to the clearing house for WEEE (see above) as being ready to be collected, if a specified quantity for collection is reached: namely in the case of Groups 1, 2, 3 and 5, a quantity of at least 30 cubic meters per group for collection; in the case of Group 4, a quantity of at least 3 cubic meters for collection.

A primary treatment is each treatment which changes the composition and the weight of the WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment),       

• Removal of a type of WEEE (e.g. monitors) or also removal of components (e.g. cable)

• First stages of a disposal of harmful substances

• Reloading (untreated WEEE is brought together into one transport unit from various receptacles, whereby the items are mixed together <various collection codes> and/or condensed)

In the meaning of the relevant Act, treatment is comprised of activities carried out after handover of the WEEE to a facility for disposal of harmful substances, for its dismantling, shredding, recycling or preparation for recycling, as well as other activities serving the purpose of recycling or disposal of the old WEEE.

Within this context, account must be taken of both the state of the art and the requirements set for the selective treatment, in accordance with Schedule III, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (“ElektroG”), in treatment facilities as defined in Schedule IV, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (”ElektroG”).

Article 11, Paragraph 3, Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (”ElektroG”) states: “Operators of facilities in which primary treatment takes place must ensure that annual certification is performed by an expert.“ This makes it clear that a company providing primary treatment is the first to begin with a targeted treatment and it is irrelevant whether that company fully concludes a selective treatment.

Thus for each delivery a facility must decide whether it is to take on the role of company providing primary treatment (a primary treatment is carried out on B2C WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) (1), from the coordination of collection work / from the manufacturers‘ or sales channels ‘ own returns, or from public waste disposal authorities (marketing their own services), or B2B WEEE (2) by manufacturers or sales channels, or whether it is not providing primary treatment, but rather subsequent treatment (another company has already carried out a primary treatment).
In this phase a primary treatment (entailing a mandatory certification) is each treatment which changes the composition and the receptacle weight of the WEEE, with reference to the EAR (www.stiftung-ear.de) regulation relating to collection. In the case of public waste disposal authorities marketing their own services, or of treatment of commercial WEEE, it is each treatment which changes the composition of the WEEE for the first time.
(1)    B2C WEEE = Business-to-consumer waste electrical and electronic equipment (i.e. equipment for private end-users)
(2) B2B WEEE = business-to-business waste electrical and electronic equipment (i.e. equipment for commercial end-users)

The term immission control brings together the totality of efforts to limit immissions to a level compatible with humankind and the environment in the long term.

In connection with statutory environmental regulations, and measures based upon them, immissions are understood to be "air pollution, noise, vibration, light, heat, radiation and similar effects on the environment which affect human beings, animals and plants, the soil, the water, the atmosphere as well as cultural assets and other material goods”:  this is the statutory definition in Germany’s Federal Immission Control Act (“BImSchG”).

The main instrument for immission control in Germany is the Federal Immission Control Act (“BImSchG”) and the more than 30 provisions it contains. The purpose of this Act is to protect humans, animals and plants, the ground, the water, the atmosphere and cultural and other assets, both from harmful effects of the environment and from the emergence of harmful environmental effects.

In so far as it is a matter of facilities requiring a permit, this Act also serves the purpose of

• the integrated avoidance and reduction of harmful effects on the environment, due to emissions in the air, water and soil, including waste management activities, so as to attain a high level of protection for the environment as a whole

• protection and preventive care against hazards, major disadvantages and major nuisances brought about in another way.

Requirement to Hold a Permit (Article 4, Federal Immission Control Act, “BImSchG”)

The establishment and operation of installations which, on account of their nature or their operation, are particularly liable to cause harmful effects on the environment or otherwise endanger or cause considerable disadvantages or considerable nuisance to the general public or the neighbourhood, as well as the establishment and operation of stationary waste disposal plants designed to store or treat wastes, shall be subject to a permit... After hearing the parties concerned... the Federal Government shall designate by statutory ordinance, with the consent of the Bundesrat, the upper house of the German parliament, those installations which require a permit (installations subject to a permit).

The Schedule to the 4th Ordinance on Federal Immission Control (“Anhang zur 4. BImSchV”) specifies which installations require a permit, dependent on the materials and quantities being used there:
The Schedule to the 4th Ordinance on Federal Immission Control  (“Anhang zur 4. BImSchV”) lists installations subject to the requirement to hold a permit, subdivided into 10 categories:

1 Heat generation, mining, energy
2 Non-metallic minerals, glass, ceramics, construction materials
3 Steel, iron and other metals, including their processing
4 Chemical products, pharmaceuticals, mineral oil refining and further processing
5 Surface treatment using organic substances, production of plastic sheets,
other forms of processing resins and plastics
6 Wood, pulp
7 Food, beverages, tobacco and animal feed, agricultural products
8 Recovery and disposal of wastes and other materials
9 Storage, loading and un-loading of
chemical compounds and preparations
10 Miscellaneous

The Schedule is divided into two columns defining the procedure of obtaining a permit: installations in Column 1 shall be approved in a formal procedure of granting a permit, according to Article 10, Federal Immission Control Act (“BImSchG”), subject to public participation; installations in Column 2 in a simplified procedure of granting a permit, according to Article 19, Federal Immission Control Act (“BImSchG”).

This Schedule also includes installations for the recovery and disposal of waste and other materials (see Item No. 8 above), i.e. the establishment and operation of these installations (in so far as these are listed in the Schedule to the 4th Ordinance on the Federal Immission Control Act  <“Anhang zur 4. BImSchV”> and the threshold values listed there are exceeded), may not take place before a corresponding permit is obtained in accordance with immission control law (notification of the appropriate public authority). This permit exercises a “concentration effect“ and also includes further permits necessary for the establishment and operation of the installation (e.g. a building permit)

The permit is granted according to Article 6 of the Federal Immission Control Act (“BImSchG”) when the prerequisites in the Article are fulfilled.

Prerequisites for the permit (Article 6, Federal Immission Control Act “BImSchG”)

(1) The permit shall be granted provided that

1. it is ensured that the obligations arising from Article 5 of this Act and from any ordinance issued under Article 7 of this Act will be complied with.

2. the establishment and operation of such an installation does not conflict with any other provisions under public law and labour protection concerns.

Obligations of Operators of Installations Subject to a Permit (Article 5, Federal Immission Control Act, “BImSchG”)

(1)  In order to guarantee a high degree of protection for the environment as a whole, installations subject to a permit shall be established and operated in such a way that,

1. the installations cannot give rise to harmful effects on the environment or other hazards, considerable disadvantages and considerable nuisance to the general public and the neighbourhood;

2. precautions are taken to prevent harmful effects on the environment and other hazards, considerable disadvantages and considerable nuisance, in particular by means of emission-control measures corresponding to the state of the art.

3. waste is avoided, unavoidable waste is recovered and waste not able to be recovered is disposed of without impairing the public welfare (see sample administrative provision of the joint national-level / state-level working group for immission control); waste shall not be avoided in so far as such avoidance is technically not possible or is not reasonable; avoidance is not permissible in so far as such avoidance leads to more disadvantageous effects on the environment than the recovery does; the recovery and disposal of waste is carried out according to the provisions of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act (“KrW-/AbfG”) and the remaining valid provisions with regard to the waste;

4. energy is used sparingly and efficiently